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APPLICATION FILED 00T4.17, 1908.

LUTHER P. BROWN, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.

COLLAPSIBLE BOTTLE 0R BECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application led October 17,

Patented June 29, 1909. 1908. Serial No. 458,277.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER l. BROWN, a i citizen of the United States, residing at Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michi an, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Collapsible Bottles or Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked-thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in collapsible or folding paper receptacles designed especially for use as milk ottles, and the object in view is to provide a receptacle of this nature which may bemade preferably of paper of one or more thicknesses and so constructed that it may be knocked down and reduced to a compact form for convenience in shipping and economy in space.

The invention consists further in a folding or collapsible bottle of this nature which is preferably designed to be coated with a water-proofing material and so constructed that the top of the bottle may be severed by a wire which is incorporated within the ma'- terial of which the receptacle is constructed.

The invention comprises various details of construction and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described alnd then specifically defined in the appended c a1m.

I illustrate' my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a erspective view showing the bottle collapsed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same distended for use. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the upper portion of the bottle showing al disk closure therefor. Fig. 4 is a sectional View showing the means for removing the top of the bottle. Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the lower part of the receptacle. Fig. 6 is a sectional view horizontally through the upper portion of the bottle. Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing parts/ of the surroundin walls of the bottle which overlap. Fi 8 1s a blank from which the bottle is ma e, and Fig. 9 is a detail view showing the manner of folding the bottle after the same has been collapsed.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a blank of paper or any other suitable material and which -may be made up of one or more thicknesses as may be desired and is adapted to be bent along the oblique lines A in order that the receptacle may be folded to form plaits and the contracted end about which a band K passes and is secured thereto by any suitable means, such as an adhesive material. The op osite end or bottom of the receptacle has t e inturned toothed edge D, and F designates the bottom of the reeep tacle having its marginal edge stretched to forni a iange E which is engaged by the teeth D and the surrounding wall of the receptacle in the manner shown in Fig. 5-of the drawings, thus raising the bottom a slight distance above the article upon which the flange rests. The neck of the bottle has a collar, the inner portion II2 of which eX- tends inside of said flange While the outer portion H extends below the inner end of the covering. A wire I is passed about the neck of the bott/le and one of its ends projects through the outer fold H of the collar and its ot er end is embedded within the wall of the receptacle, as shown clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings. By passing the wire about the neck of the bottle and drawing the same' taut, a beading or shoulder will be formed intermediate which and the lower end of the inner downwardly turned portion of said collar, a disk closure G may be inserted and held. For the purpose of strengthening the bottle and insuring its being held in shape when in use, I provide a suitable band M, this band being made preferably of paper and is interposed between the two thicknesses of material of which the bottle is composed. In Fig. 2 of the drawings, I have shown a bottle provided with one of these bands. It is at once evident that two or morebands may be used if desired.

If desired, a anged cap may be fitted over the band of the bottle and the collar may be dispensed with. By the utilizationl of a fianged cap, foreign matter will be prevented from entering the receptacle. When it is desired to sever the top of the bottle, it may be done by a person pulling upon the end I of the wire, causing the top to be detached and rendering the bottle unfit for use a second time, thus affording an efficient non-refillable receptacle or bottle.

It is my purpose to coat the surfaces of my collupsiblfl bottle with a suitable Waterproofing material s0 that the liquid Contents of the bottle may be retained and not uteeted in :my way by the material of which the bottle is made.

What I claim to be new is:--

A collapsible bottle having a wall of paper material with a rigid bottom, the neck of the bottle beino' formed by pla'itng one end thereof, a bandD surrounding the neck end of the bottle, a Wire surroundlng the neck end of the bottle and .affording means for severing the same, a collar fitted over the upper plaited end of the bottle, and a disk closure positioned intermediate the inner end of the collar and the beading formed by the receptacle being constricted by said wire, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my 20 signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LUTHER P. BROWN.

Witnesses:

LILLIE MAE BROWN, GEORGE S. CLARK. 

